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From Asia and Africa to the Middle East and Latin America, we work to amplify the voices of the persecuted, document violations of religious freedom, and bring biblically grounded context to the headlines.

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Russian Pastor Arrested/Detained For Sermon Against Ukraine War
Posted on Monday, November 25, 2024
A Pentecostal pastor in Russia is in prison charged with undermining national security after he preached a sermon in which he criticized the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine from a Biblical perspective, the Norway-based Forum 18 rights group…
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Turkey Has Seen a Rise in Anti-Christian Hate Crimes
Posted on Sunday, November 24, 2024
Turkey has seen a surge in anti-Christian hate crimes since 2020, International Christian Concern (ICC) warns in a new report. Muslim-majority Turkey ranks 50 on the Open Doors World Watch List 2024 of the top 50 countries where…
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Nicaragua: Ortega Regime Expels President of Nicaraguan Episcopal Conference
Posted on Thursday, November 21, 2024
As part of an ongoing crackdown on Nicaraguan Catholics and Evangelical Christians, Nicaragua’s dictatorial regime has expelled Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera, president of the Nicaraguan Episcopal Conference, to Guatemala, Christian Daily International (CDI) reports. '
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Myanmar Christians Face Further Acts of Repression by Military
Posted on Friday, November 15, 2024
Christians in Myanmar’s Rakhine state face continued persecution by the country’s Buddhist military junta (Tatmadaw), which has proved itself violently hostile to believers and recently imposed new restrictions on church services, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
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Pakistan: Christian Father Jailed on Alleged Blasphemy Charge
Posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
As Christians in Punjab Province, Pakistan, continue to face intense violent persecution from Islamic extremists, a Christian father of three was arrested on November 3 and jailed pending trial for blasphemy, Morning Star News reports. 
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India: Police Stand by as Hindu Nationalists Attack Christian Farmers
Posted on Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Amid intensifying persecution of Christians in India, police in Chhattisgarh state stood by as a large mob of Hindu nationalists attacked a group of Christian agricultural workers who refused to denounce Christ and leave their communal farm last…
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Egypt: Three Christians Hospitalized in Stabbing Attack by Islamic Extremists
Posted on Monday, November 11, 2024
While Egypt’s Islamic government has recently taken steps toward improving relations with the Egyptian Christian community, three Christian men were hospitalized last week following an attack by Islamic extremists armed with knives and machetes in Minya province, Christian…
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China: Officials Raid Beijing Church, Arrest Congregants
Posted on Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Authorities in China once again raided the Zion Church in Beijing last month, arresting 12 people and taking down the details of everyone in attendance as part of a crackdown on Christianity in the country, International Christian Concern…

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Christian persecution includes any form of harassment, discrimination, legal restriction, or violence targeted at believers because of their faith in Jesus Christ. It ranges from social and economic pressure to imprisonment, torture, and martyrdom.

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